Choose Your Own Adventure (cont'd)

Rereleasing 27-year-old children’s books in the era of Harry Potter and EverQuest might seem like a bad idea. But author Ray Montgomery did his homework, pretesting the books with 7- to 12-year-olds. The result: “Kids love them just as much as they did back then,” he says. Everyone enjoys playing the hero – especially if the hero has cool gadgets.

If you want to find out about the stories’ subtextual themes, click here.